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  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Delilah
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Delilah
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Fun Facts
  9. What Delilahs Have Visited This Page?
  10. Name Poster

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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Delilah

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  • A user from South Africa says the name Delilah is of English origin and means "Gentle".
  • According to a user from Alaska, United States, the name Delilah is of Unknown origin and means "Delight".

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun De*li"lah
The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.
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  1. A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
    Synonyms: enchantress, femme fatale, siren, and temptress
  2. (Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
Wiktionary

From Hebrew דלילה (“[she who] weakened”).

  1. The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
  2. A female given name of Biblical origin.
  3. A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale.
    Though she is something of a , she is still considered the heroine of the novel.
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Notable Persons Named Delilah

Delilah DiCrescenzo

Delilah was born on February 9th, 1983 in Chicago.

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Delilah

Delilah is a musician. Her ongoing career started in 2007. Delilah was given the name Paloma Ayana Stoecker on September 23rd, 1990 in Paris, France. Delilah is also known as Delilah.

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Delilah Cotto

Delilah Cotto is an actress, dancer, and model. She has been prominent since 1989. Delilah was born in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Delilah L. Beasley

Delilah was born on September 9th, 1871. She breathed her last breath on August 18th, 1934.

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Delilah Asiago

Delilah was born on February 24th, 1972.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Delilah

Delilah

Delilah is a musician. Her ongoing career started in 2007. Delilah was given the name Paloma Ayana Stoecker on September 23rd, 1990 in Paris, France. Delilah is also known as Delilah.

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How popular is the baby name Delilah in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1880 10 10 0
1881 10 10 0
1882 10 10 0
1883 11 11 0
1884 17 17 0
1885 12 12 0
1886 15 15 0
1887 14 14 0
1888 19 19 0
1889 20 20 0
1890 20 20 0
1891 28 28 0
1892 20 20 0
1893 19 19 0
1894 21 21 0
1895 15 15 0
1896 18 18 0
1897 16 16 0
1898 28 28 0
1899 24 24 0
1900 21 21 0
1901 16 16 0
1902 22 22 0
1903 18 18 0
1904 20 20 0
1905 22 22 0
1906 14 14 0
1907 12 12 0
1908 21 21 0
1909 29 29 0
1910 30 30 0
1911 24 24 0
1912 33 33 0
1913 49 49 0
1914 50 50 0
1915 52 52 0
1916 65 65 0
1917 62 62 0
1918 72 72 0
1919 64 64 0
1920 63 63 0
1921 61 61 0
1922 61 61 0
1923 64 64 0
1924 71 71 0
1925 50 50 0
1926 77 77 0
1927 46 46 0
1928 59 59 0
1929 53 53 0
1930 63 63 0
1931 53 53 0
1932 52 52 0
1933 54 54 0
1934 53 53 0
1935 63 63 0
1936 57 57 0
1937 55 55 0
1938 48 48 0
1939 41 41 0
1940 40 40 0
1941 80 80 0
1942 142 142 0
1943 78 78 0
1944 62 62 0
1945 45 45 0
1946 52 52 0
1947 55 55 0
1948 90 90 0
1949 96 96 0
1950 131 131 0
1951 184 184 0
1952 228 228 0
1953 214 214 0
1954 156 156 0
1955 146 146 0
1956 173 173 0
1957 158 158 0
1958 132 132 0
1959 111 111 0
1960 141 141 0
1961 107 107 0
1962 110 110 0
1963 80 80 0
1964 66 66 0
1965 54 54 0
1966 41 41 0
1967 53 53 0
1968 59 59 0
1969 90 90 0
1970 170 170 0
1971 131 131 0
1972 104 104 0
1973 156 156 0
1974 147 147 0
1975 132 132 0
1976 136 136 0
1977 151 151 0
1978 154 154 0
1979 196 196 0
1980 159 159 0
1981 115 115 0
1982 159 159 0
1983 252 252 0
1984 225 225 0
1985 236 236 0
1986 185 185 0
1987 219 219 0
1988 192 192 0
1989 153 153 0
1990 136 136 0
1991 151 151 0
1992 128 128 0
1993 138 138 0
1994 133 133 0
1995 155 155 0
1996 159 159 0
1997 225 225 0
1998 242 242 0
1999 355 355 0
2000 358 358 0
2001 379 379 0
2002 354 354 0
2003 438 438 0
2004 473 473 0
2005 487 487 0
2006 539 539 0
2007 1,136 1,136 0
2008 1,739 1,739 0
2009 1,700 1,700 0
2010 1,667 1,667 0
2011 1,827 1,827 0
2012 2,091 2,091 0
2013 2,341 2,341 0
2014 2,509 2,509 0
2015 2,728 2,728 0
2016 2,725 2,725 0
2017 2,873 2,873 0
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Where is the name Delilah popular?

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Popularity of Delilah as a first name

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Common last names for Delilah

  • Smith
  • Johnson
  • Williams
  • Brown
  • Jones
  • Davis
  • Thomas
  • Jackson
  • Martin
  • Clark

Fun Facts about the name Delilah

  • How Popular is the name Delilah? Delilah is the 1,215th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Delilah have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 36,919 babies born with the first name Delilah in the United States. That's more than enough people named Delilah to occupy the territory of Saint Martin (France) with an estimated population of 36,824 (as of January 1, 2009).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Delilah? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
  • When was Delilah first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Delilah is Sunday, March 22nd, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Delilah born? The highest recorded use of the first name Delilah was in 2017 with a total of 2,873 babies. That's a lot of babies named Delilah!
  • Random Delilah Factoid: According to the 2008 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Delilah ranks 73rd in popularity as a baby girl's name in Alaska. Imagine that, 10 babies in Alaska have the same name as you in 2008.
  • Weird things about the name Delilah: Your name in reverse order is Haliled. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Dihlael. How do you pronounce that?
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